IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING RECOUNT TEXT BY USING VISUAL MEDIA AT SMP NEGERI 2 LINTONGNIHUTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Abstract

Lumbantoruan, Rati.Monalisa. Improving Students’ Writing Recount Text By Using Visual Media at SMP Negeri 2 Lintongnihuta. English study program faculty of teacher's. Training and Education. University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli Silangit. 2021. A Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education,University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli (UNITA).

This final project was an action research in this research, I limited the discussion by stating the following problem: “Is there any improvement of students’ in writing recount text by using visual media at SMP N 2 LINTONGNIHUTA”.  And the scope of the research: focused on the improvements in writing a personal recount text by using pictures as visual media. The aims of the research was to investigate how the Writing A Personal Recount Text By Using Pictures As Visual Media. It was expected that the study can enrich the teacher’s strategy in teaching writing recount text by using picture as visual media. The subject of this study is the students of SMP Negeri 2 Lintongnihuta. Which consist of 30 students. The students score divided in two kinds of tests; Pre-test and Post-test The mean of pre-test 45. The mean of post-test was 82.66 . The percentage of students who got point >70 also improved. In the pre-test, the students who got point >70 up were students (16.66 %). In the post-test students who got point >70 up were 27 students (90 %). In other words, the students’ ability in writing recount text improved from the first meeting in the research to the end of the research.